Ulf Von Herman's chess openings
IM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2255366 games
Ulf Von Herman, International Master from Germany, has 366 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ulf Von Herman most often opens with 1.d4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White171 games · +71 =48 −52 · 56%
As Black195 games · +64 =53 −78 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening69%118 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening20%34 games · scores 62% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%12 games · scores 79% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense42%39 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense25%23 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%18 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense64%47 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game32%24 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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